an individual. but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries...' Set in a sanatorium high in the Swiss Alps. The Magic Mountain — described by Thomas Mann as 'a mixture of death and amusement'— remains one most influential, and elusive, works of German literature. Begun in 1

Christmas. 5 Unmissable Talks for £100. (Normal Price £150.) 04.02.2016 Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, with Will Self 17.02.2016 Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain. with Joanna Kavenna 02.03.2016 Virginia Woolf. To The Lighthouse, with Deborah Levy 16.03.2016 Elena Ferrante, Neapolitan Quartet, with Rachel C

an individual. but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries...' Set in a sanatorium high in the Swiss Alps. The Magic Mountain — described by Thomas Mann as 'a mixture of death and amusement'— remains one most influential, and elusive, works of German literature. Begun in 1